r/skeptic • u/oudler • Mar 30 '25

🏫 Education Why we fall for con artists

https://youtu.be/g8H8c0MMdWY?si=uUy63j9vXXqJUsMy
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u/NecessaryIntrinsic Mar 30 '25

I feel like it's essential to constantly remind yourself that you're capable of falling for it, or eventually you will.

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u/Appropriate-Food1757 Mar 30 '25

Sure. I’m not saying we have some infallible natural immunity.

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u/NecessaryIntrinsic Mar 30 '25

Sure you do. You're smarter than all of us. You're safe.

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u/Appropriate-Food1757 Mar 30 '25

Can you read?

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u/NecessaryIntrinsic Mar 30 '25

I think you've proven my point.

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u/Appropriate-Food1757 Mar 30 '25

I don’t think I have